Non-refillable bottle.



W. J. BEISEL. NON-.REFIIILABLE BOTTLE. 1PPLIOATI0N FILED 0013.19, 1912.

1979387" Patented. Nov. 25, 1913.

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WILLIAM J. BEISEL, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

rue PATEN NON-BEFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters, Patent. "Patented N 25, 1913, Application filed October 19, 1812. Serial No. 726,772. I

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To (IZZY-whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. BEISEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

It has been my object to overcome the wellprovided with the central constituting a valve seat. valve 13 fits Within this vices designed to prevent the refilling of hottles.

To this end I have produced a device which is simple in construction, thus meeting the commercial requirements as to cost and perform its intended funcedge of the cylindrical portion 41-, leaving an interior circular depression 15 in the upper end of the cage and I place in that depression an annular rubber member or washer 16, which is clamped between the cage and the valve seat 11. This washer is preferably made thinner at its inner edge, whiehextends over the lower edge 14 of the valve and which is interposed between that edge and the upper end otthe projection 10 on the hammer.

I place a weight 17, preferably in the form of a bar of glass, within the bottle connecting it to the bottom of the valve 13 by the flexible means 18. which passes through the fixed guide opening 6. The lower end of the weight 17 is connected by the flexible means 19 to a plate 20 fitting within an opening in the bottom of the bottle and resting against a ledge 21 formed at the The novel features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottle having myinvention applied thereto Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side view of the hammer which I employ for loosening the valve. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the valve portion of my device. Fig. G is a detail perspective containing the fixed support for guiding the valve-controlling means. Fig. 7 is a vertical section through a bottle showing a modified l have shown my invention applied to a bottle 1 provided with a cylindrical, neck 2 having at its bottom on the interior ledge 3. I place Within the neck a cage, preferably formed of glass, having the cylindrical por-' tion 4 resting on the ledge 3 and also inmannections 18 and 19 may be made of wire, cord, chain or any suitable material, and it will be observed that when the weight is the upright position shown in Fig. 1. there is a certain amount of slack in this flexible connection. This slack is for the purpose of permitting the valve 13 to drop From its seat, allowing liquid to pass out. through it when the bottle is inverted, but the slack is not sutlicicnt to permit the weight to at any time reach either the bottom, sides, or other fixed partof the bottle. A screw plug 22 is inserted in the opening in the bottom ot the bottle aiter the plate E20 is l placed in position and this plug is cemented l in place so that it cannot be removed.

I Above the. valve seat 11 and fitting closely against it'l place the member 23, the upper bottle and having its lower end closed except I for the central opening 6 which serves as a be explained. Two semi-circular hammer members 7 surround the ceni tral cylindrical portion 5, fitting between it and the outer" cylindrical portion 4; and rest-- ing on the shoulder or ledge 3 when the bottle is in upright-position. These hammer members have inwardlyproject-ing portions 8 passing through the vertical slots 9 in the cylipdrical portion 5, and these inwardly projecting portions have upward extensions 10.

side walls, leaving'the 5 of the cage terminates below the upper inner edge of that opening. The flexible.

hanging from the valve with the bottle in and its outer surface is c the opening therethrough and lower portions of which are cylindrical,

and the intermediate port-ion of which is 1 a niemberfldhaving a smoothconical shaped interior fits down within the neck of the bottle and against the ribs 27 leaving: passageways between it and the member 26 between the ribs. In other words the depressions between the ribs constitute the passageway for the liquid. The member 28 is secured to the neck of the bottle by means of a lead band 29 tilting around. the neck and pressed into place so. as to enter the grooves 30 and 31 in the neck. It will be observed that the parts 4, 11, 23and 2G fit one on top of the other. the bottom one resting on the shoulder 3 and the part 28 serves to clamp and look all of these parts in position. The parts 23, 2(3 and 28, as will be seen, are so constructed that no one can get access to the valve by means of any instrument for the purpose oi tampering with it.

In the modified construction shown in Fig. 7 I have divided the neck of the bottle down near its bottom and just above the shoulder 3, the upper portion 31 being formed integral with the inwardly tapering seat which corresponds to the part 28 in Fig. 1 and against which the ribs onthe part 26. tit. The body of the bottle and the part 31 are connected together by the lead band which. surrounds the neck and'is pressed into the grooves in the adjacent edges as shown.

In the form shown in Fig. 1 all of the parts'below the valve and valve seat are inserted in the neck of the bottle and the connection is made with the plate 20 at the bottom and the plug 22-is placed in position before the bottle is filled with liquid. After the bottle is filled the parts 23, 26 and 28 are placed inposition, thus locking all parts in place and putting the completed bottle in condition for use. Any suitable closure or stopper-.3 1 may be used for preventing dust or dirt from entering the bottle. In the form shown in Fig. 7 the bottle is filled before the upper portion 31 is placed in position and secured by means of the lead band 83.

' The operation ofthe device is as follows: lVhen the bottle is in upright position the weight 17 holds the valve 13 to its seat and if the bottle is placed in any tilted position the weight 17 tends to fall toward one side, thus pulling on the connection 18 and drawing the valve to its seat. This will be true even when the bottle is inverted if it is not held in an absolutely vertical position. Theliquid can escape from the bottle therefore only when in vertical position and obviously no liquid can be forced into the bottle when the valve is on its seat. The form of the valve is such that if by any possibility liquid could be made to reach it it could not be forced back into the bottle, since any pressure on the entering liquid would simply force the funnel-shaped valve more closely to its seat. It held in a vertical position any liquid reaching the valve would not only by its inward motion close the valve, but the trapped air within the bellshaped valve would make it float up to a closed 4 position.

lVhile I prefer to make most of the parts of my device of glass it will, of course, be understood that any suitable material may be used.

It will also be understood that various changes may be made without departing frcm my invention and therefore I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details of construction.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

1. The combination with a bottle havin a neck. of a conical valve seat therein. a funnel-shaped valve adapted to fit said seat and close the opening therethrough, a weight within said bottle below said valve, means for flexibly connecting said weight to said valve and to a fixed support in line therewith in said bottle, and a fixed guide for said connecting means between said weight and valve and in line therewith.

2. The combination with a bottle having a. neck, of a conical valve seat therein, a funnel-shaped valve adapted to fit said seat and .close the opening therethrough, a weight within said bottle below said valve, means for flexibly connecting said weight to said valve and to the bottom of said-bottle in line with said valve, and a fixed guide for said connecting means between said weight and valve.

3. The combination with a bottle having a neck, of a conical valve seat therein, a turn nel-shaped valve adapted to fit said seat and close the opening therethrough, a weight within said bottle below said valve, means for flexibly connecting said weight to said valve and to a fixed support in line therewith in said bottle, a fixed guide for said connecting means between said weight and valve and in line therewith,'and a sliding hammer adapted to impart a slight blow to the bottom of said valve when the bottle is inverted.

4. The combination with a bottle having a neck, of a conical valve seat therein, a funnel-shaped valve fitting said seat and closing the opening therethroueh. a slidin 1m mer below said seat adapted to impart a slight blow to said valve as the bottle is in verted, and a yielding member between said hammer and valve to cushion said blow.

5. The combination with a bottle having a neck, of a conical valve seat therein, a funnel-shaped valve fitting said seat and clos ing the opening therethrough, a sliding hammer below said seat adapted to impart a slight blow to said valve as the bottle is inverted, and a rubber ring secured below said valve with its i mier edge projecting over the outer lower edge of said valve and inter posed between it and said hammer.

6. The combination with a bottle havin a cylindrical nick provided with an interior shoulder at. its bottom, of a cage made up of two separated concentric cylinders connected at their upper ends, the inner cylinder being; provided with vertical slots and the outer cylinder resting on said shoulder semi -circular hammer members fitting between said cylinders and projecting portions extending through said slots and up within said inner cylinder, a valve seat fitting against the upper edge of said cage, and a tapering valve in said seat in line with the upwardly projecting portions of said hammcr members,

7. The combination with a bottle having a cylindrical neck provided with an interior shoulder at its bottom, of a cage made up of two separated concentric cylinders connected at their upper ends the inner cylinder being provided with vertical slots and the outer-cylinder resting on said shoulder, semi-circular hammer members fitting between said cylinders and having inwardly and upwardly projecting portions extending through said slots and up Within said inner cylinder, a valve seat fitting against the upper edge of said cage, a tapering valve in said seat in line with the upwardly projecting portions of said hammer members, and a rubber ring clamped between said cage and valve seat having a thin inner edge projecting over the lower edge of said valve and between it and said hammers.

8. The combination with a bottle provided with a neck and an opening in the bottom in line with said neck, of a valve seat in said neck, an outwardly opening valve on said seat, a plate secured against inward movement in said opening", a flexible connection between said valve and plate provid ing sufiicient slack to permit the opening of said valve, a guide for said connect-ion in line with said valve. a weight secured to said flexible connection between said guide and plate, and means for sealing the said opening below said plate.

9. The combination with a bottle ha vine' a neck, of a valve seat fitting therein and sup ported at the bottom, a valve on said seat, a member having a cylindrical lower portion resting on said seat and a contracted upper portion. having side openings, a member titt-ing the contracted end of said membe and overhanging its edges and having an upper conical vertically corrugated surface, and a locking member having an interior conical surface fitting on said corrugations to lock said parts together.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT R. FIsI-I, JOHN M. Corr 

